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Status published
Medium
CVE-2019-11579
dhcp.c in dhcpcd before 7.2.1 contains a 1-byte read overflow...
Vulnerability Description
dhcp.c in dhcpcd before 7.2.1 contains a 1-byte read overflow with DHO_OPTSOVERLOADED.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
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Affected Vendor
dhcpcd project
View all reports →Affected Software
dhcpcd, debian linux
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 8.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
April 28th, 2019
Last Modified:
August 4th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.